MA H4702

Bill

Relative to economic development in the commonwealth

Introduced
07/05/2018

In Committee

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to economic development in the commonwealth

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote economic development and job creation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Key provisions include: - Providing grants and funding for various economic development initiatives, such as coastal community planning, manufacturing innovation, career technical education, and the maritime economy. - Establishing the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Innovation Fund to support the cybersecurity industry cluster. - Creating tax credits to incentivize businesses to occupy vacant storefronts in downtown areas and to encourage the construction or rehabilitation of water-dependent commercial facilities. - Establishing a board of registration of applied behavior analysts and defining the scope of practice for applied behavior analysis. - Modifying provisions related to the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP) to allow larger tax credit awards for "extraordinary economic development opportunities." - Providing additional flexibility for housing authorities to redevelop and dispose of public housing properties. - Requiring cable television operators to provide public, educational, or governmental access channels in a nondiscriminatory manner. Overall, the bill aims to promote economic growth, workforce development, and support for key industries and initiatives across Massachusetts.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

Rejected (on 07/10/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4702

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4702
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4702.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1483	To reduce the pension fund liability	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1485	Relative to adopting the new market tax credits program for Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H2823	To promote economic development and market access for emerging businesses	Accompanied a new draft, see H4860	Similar To
H4002	To promote economic development in the Commonwealth	No further action taken	Similar To
H4592	Relative to economic development in the commonwealth	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted	Replaces
H4711	The committee on Rules, reports, under the provisions of House Rules 7B and 7C, that the accompanying order relative to special procedures for consideration of the House Bill relative to economic development in the commonwealth, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity (House, No. 4592) ought to be adopted	No further action taken	Similar To
H4714	Relative to economic development in the commonwealth	Published as amended, see H4732	Similar To
H4732	Relative to economic development in the commonwealth	Sections returned with veto (see section 20 and 62) referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4860	To promote economic development and market access for emerging businesses	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S1471	Relative to funeral and burial expenses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2594	Eliminating archaic language pertaining to individuals with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	No further action taken	Similar To
S2625	Relative to economic development in the commonwealth	See H4732	Similar To
S2635	Relative to economic development in the commonwealth	See H4732	Similar To

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